{"id":336470,"date":"2025-12-24T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.developingtelecoms.com\/telecom-business\/telecom-blogs-opinion\/19545-telecoms-in-2025-an-industry-on-the-cusp-or-facing-a-false-ai-dawn.html"},"modified":"2025-12-24T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T10:00:00","slug":"telecoms-in-2025-an-industry-on-the-cusp-or-facing-a-false-ai-dawn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=336470","title":{"rendered":"Telecoms in 2025: an industry on the cusp or facing a false AI dawn?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.developingtelecoms.com\/\/images\/stories\/Features\/2025_global_forecast_1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"Telecoms in 2025: an industry on the cusp or facing a false AI dawn?\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p>History will judge whether 2025 proves to have been pivotal for the telecoms industry or perhaps heralding a false dawn. 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